From the Pulpit...

Self-Restraining Love

The Bible explains how our behavior affects other people, and how our love for God should affect our behavior. The theme of strong and weak faith continues in this passage, with a message for those who think they are strong. They ought not flaunt that strong faith, but rather use it to restrain their conduct so as to not cause others to stumble. The passage ends with the well-known passage written to the "weak" brother, that he must conduct himself in faith, else his conduct amounts to sin.